Harry Smid - Radio Announcer, Newscaster, Pirate Characters

Radio Announcer, Newscaster, Pirate Characters

• Harry Smid is registered with Voice123 since Aug 01, 2009.
• Harry Smid started his/her voice over career in 1972.
• Currently Harry Smid is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My voice has been described as warm, yet authoritative. I am also a living historian and produce audio presentations with the language of one living in the 19th century and as a member of the English military and as a pirate.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

German military, English military, Pirate, Eastern United States, Southern United States, Western United States.

My Voice Experience

I have 30+ years of commercial broadcasting experience in radio and television in the United States as well as around the world. I have worked as a disc jockey in all music formats and as a news announcer and reporter. I have produced radio commercials and public service announcements. I have produced and narrated radio documentaries. I also do public speaking in schools with my living history programs.

My Training

Television production, high school 1967-1971
Military radio/tv experience, 1972-1980
AA, Journalism 1984
Commercial radio (all formats) experience 1980-1995

My Studio Equipment

Limited production is accomplished in home built studio and computer. Audio programs used are Cool Edit and Audacity. I own a Sennheiser MD-421 microphone, a Shure microphone and an EV-635 microphone. I also have a four channel mixer.

Additional Skills

I have held a variety of jobs throughout my adult life outside of broadcasting to include food service, working for the Florida Park Service and producing living history programming, and the construction trades. I am continually researching subjects to gain a better of understanding and be able to converse about various projects/subjects. I am a former musician and still play percussion instruments from time to time at gatherings with friends. I am partial to historical and scientific research.